The Character of the Syriac Version of Psalms (17): A Study of Psalms 90-150 in the Peshitta (Monographs of the Peshitta Institute) - Hardcover

Carbajosa, Ignacio

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004170561 ISBN 13: 9789004170568

Publisher: Brill, 2008

Synopsis

This book, that investigates the character of the Peshitta in Psalms 90-150, is designed as a tool for scholars who seek to understand the readings preserved in the Peshitta. Questions as the theology of the translation, the identity of the translators, and the relationships among the manuscripts are also raised.

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About the Author

Ignacio Carbajosa, Ph.D. (2006) in Biblical Studies, Pontifical Biblical Institute, is Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at the "San Dámaso" School of Theology (Madrid).

From the Back Cover

This book investigates the character of the Peshitta in Psalms 90-150 in order to facilitate the proper use of this version in textual criticism. It identifies the Peshittaa (TM)s translation techniques and it discusses the versiona (TM)s interpretation of difficult passages in the Hebrew text. The question of the Hebrew Vorlage behind the Peshitta Psalter is raised. Also investigated here is the relationship between the Peshitta Psalms and the LXX and Targum, and an assessment of the supposed influence of these versions on the Peshitta Psalter is offered. Inquiry is made into the theology of the translation, the identity of the translators, and the relationships among the manuscripts of the Peshitta Psalter. This text is designed as a tool for scholars who, when confronted by critical questions in the Psalter, seek to understand the readings preserved in the Peshitta.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004170561
• ISBN 13: 9789004170568
• Binding: Leather Bound
• Number of pages: 454